The team

Meet our team

Find out about our professional and experienced team - who they are, how they can help you and how you can contact them.

Alan JohnstonThe Boss

Alan has had 27 years’ experience having been in Financial Services since 1991, and opened City Gate Aberdeen Ltd in 2002. He is committed to ensuring that he continues to offer the highest service to his clients, gaining the status of Advanced Diploma in Financial Planning (APFS) in early 2016, continuing with his studies to obtain the highest level designation of Fellowship of the Personal Finance Society (FPFS) later that year, he also has the Certificate in Advanced Mortgage Advice and is a member of the Society of Mortgage Professionals (Cert SMP), not forgetting to mention that he is also an Independent Financial Adviser and Chartered Financial Planner.

Alan offers a full financial planning service from mortgage, investments, pension to equity release and has clients from London to Inverness, although his client base is mainly in Aberdeenshire. He also has a large following of Polish clients who have made their homes in the North East.

He has won the following awards through the TenetConnect network:

Adviser of the year (North) 2017

Winner of TenetConnect Small firm of the Year 2017 (1-3 Advisers)

Winner of TenetConnect Small firm of the Year 2016 (1-3 Advisers)

Winner of TenetConnect Small firm of the Year 2015 (1-3 Advisers)

Top Mortgage Adviser North 2015

Top Mortgage Registered Individual North 2014

Newcomer of the Year 2013

He is married with two daughters (although he does not see enough of them due to his long working hours). He is a shareholder of Aberdeen Football Club and is still playing amateur football..........just!

Caroline Sutherland Personal Assistant to Alan Johnston

Caroline started working with Alan Johnston in October 2002, having been in the financial services industry since November 1992. Her roles have been varied over the years but her favourite is her current role as PA to Alan with numerous Managerial Duties.

Caroline is an avid Scotland Rugby supporter and was thrilled to be at BT Murrayfield when Scotland won the Calcutta Cup for the first time in 10 years. She is also a fully paid up member of the Scotland Supporters Club and her ambition is to become a Season Ticket Holder in the not too distant future.

Caroline is also a huge fan of everything Strictly Come Dancing, loves walks along the beach front, whatever the weather. She is married with two children.

Alison FindlayBusiness Administrator

Alison has 18 years experience in General Insurance Services. She joined the Team in May 2015 and is experiencing a 'crash course' in Financial Planning Administration. She hopes to have her skills honed in this area by May 2033!

Karina WysockaData Administrator

Karina joined the Team in 2014 and as the name suggests is from Poland, although she considers Scotland to be her home. In Poland she worked as a Company Solicitor's Assistant for over 7 years.

She loves her job as Administrator at City Gate and is a great asset as we have a huge number of Polish clients who appreciate hearing their native tongue (and assistance when translation becomes difficult). She considers herself open minded and always ready for new challenges.

Out of hours she is an active person, however values family time at home, surrounded by her 3 cats, watching Crime Investigation films.

Agnieszka RzepkaBusiness Administrator

Agnieszka joined the Team in September 2016. She has 10 years’ experience in the oil & gas industry where she built up her office skills to high standard ; with a sharp eye for detail – Agnieszka will no doubt be an asset to the company.

KAREN WALKERBusiness Administrator

Karen joined the team in November 2017. She has 16 years banking experience, five of those as a Mortgage Advisor, before having a career change and spending 12 years as an Administrator for a recruitment company. Karen returned to the financial sector in 2015, working for an investment company and is now enjoying her varied role at City Gate Aberdeen.

Shona SangsterBusiness Administrator

Shona joined the team in February 2018. She has many years of experience as an Administrator and is very much enjoying her current role as a Business Administrator to our Mortgage Consultant, Johnny Winterbottom.
Shona enjoys camping holidays, music, and spending time with her two children.

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Registered Address: Same as above
Registration in Scotland under reference: SC236583

City Gate Aberdeen Ltd is an appointed representative of TenetConnect Limited which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. TenetConnect Limited is entered on the Financial Services Register (http://www.fca.org.uk/register) under reference 149826.

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